Learners arrange a service project for a local animal shelter. In this animal shelter lesson, students collect items to be given to a local shelter. They learn how to estimate the monetary value of the donated items. They can do optional...

Students inquire about animals using SIRS Discoverer or eLibrary Elementary.  In this organizing data activity, students sort pictures of animals in various ways and develop graphs. Students locate a mammal, reptile, fish, insect or...

Learners study the different types of weather and how storms form.  In this weather instructional activity students make their own "tornado in a bottle" and create brochures.

Students draw a butterfly. In this drawing lesson, students explore a drawing upside down. Students sketch a butterfly while the image is reversed to tap into their right brain dominance.

Students learn about the history of the Vikings by watching videos, reading books, and writing journal entries pretending they were Vikings. In this Vikings lesson plan, students also make a long ship out of a milk carton.

Students participate in a unit (all lessons on the same page) to explore the Presidents of the United States. They choose one President to write a mini-book about, create a puppet and an original puppet show to perform about their chosen...

Pupils participate in a series of lessons that focus on the cherry blossom and its part in Japan and United States relations. They use a variety of media resources to gather information. The assessment is oral for lower grades. The...

Students create birds using construction paper, pencils, scissors, glue, and heart shapes in this Art instructional activity for the elementary classroom. The instructional activity could be used for a Valentine's Day activity or for a...

Students create "Shamrock Men" using construction paper, pre-cut patterns, glue, and scissors in this lesson that celebrates St. Patrick's Day. The lesson was originally create for a Special Education class but could be adapted for...

Students investigate measurement. In this library lesson plan, students discuss measurement, read Millions to Measure by David Schwartz, and complete a worksheet. Extra related activities are included in the lesson plan that appeals to...

Students compare and contrast public and private land. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students identify public areas in the school and create posters about taking care of various public places.

Young scholars investigate community helpers. In this communities lesson, students compare and contrast for-profit and non-profit jobs and choose one job to illustrate on paper.

Students research a specific animal. In this animal science lesson, students use a "Wildlife Fact Sheet" to take notes on their specific animal. Students use the Internet and reference books to gather information.

Students create a mural depicting what it means to be an American. In this being American lesson plan, students pull out magazine ads that depict what it means to be an American, then they make a mural out of it, and finally they present...

Students explore American frontier life. In this history instructional activity, students participate in a series of activities that challenge them to discover what pioneer life was really like.

Young scholars fill out worksheets that teach them how to prepare for emergency situations and how to enable animal safety in emergency situations. In this emergency lesson plan, students talk about different kinds of emergencies and how...

Students research important figures in the American Civil War. In this research skills lesson, students create trading cards about selected key figures in the war that list details about the figures and their accomplishments.

Students draw a dog. In this drawing instructional activity, students discover how to tap into their right brain dominance by sketching a picture upside down. Students draw a picture resembling Picasso's "The Dog".

Students prepare for school and relieve anxiety they might be experiencing in regards to beginning school. In this Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten lesson plan, students develop listening skills, produce rhyming words, and...

Students practice personal decision making. In this philanthropy lesson plan, students compare three different projects, identify the opportunity cost of each, and make a personal decision about which project they feel the class would...

Learners study how things are stored and how information is retrieved.  In this investigative lesson students play a game that helps them to see how things are sorted in a library. 

Students research the accomplishments of Aztec leaders. For this early civilizations lesson, students research Itzcoatl, Montezuma I, Ahuizotl, Montezuma II, and Cuaucht moc. Students use their research findings to create...

Students create an original piece of edible art. In this edible art lesson, students decorate a sugar cookie in the style of Alexander Calder. Students view Calder's paintings and then create an original piece of art.

Students sketch a still life picture. In this sketching lesson, students create a still life image using a cup and straws. Students create an original piece of art.